Nairobi, July 8 -- The High Court has ordered the Officer Commanding Nairobi's Central Police Station to personally explain why orders issued in the protracted battle for control of Directline Assurance Company had not been enforced.

The judge said that the OCS must appear in court to confirm the orders have since been executed, warning that alleged non-compliance had become a recurring issue.

"I want the OCS in person in open court on July 16, 2026, at 2:30pm to explain why he cannot execute the orders of this court or to confirm he has executed the orders," said the commercial court judge on Wednesday.

The court summoned the OCS following a complaint by Directline Assurance's lawyer that police at Central Police Station had failed to...